350-501 Networking Practice Question
An SP uses OSPF with Traffic Engineering extensions to support RSVP-TE. Which LSA type is used to carry TE information in OSPF?
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Type 10 Opaque LSAs.
OSPF TE extensions use Opaque LSAs. Specifically, Type 10 Opaque LSAs (area-scoped) carry TE information as defined in RFC 3630.
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Type 11 Opaque LSAs.
Why it's wrong here
Type 11 are AS-scoped, not typically used for TE.
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Type 10 Opaque LSAs.
Why this is correct
Correct. Type 10 Opaque LSAs are area-scoped and carry TE information.
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Type 5 LSAs.
Why it's wrong here
Type 5 are external LSAs, not for TE.
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Type 9 Opaque LSAs.
Why it's wrong here
Type 9 are link-local scoped, not used for TE.
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